The order of debate for legislation in the Senate is determined by the Order Paper and Notice Paper of the Senate. This document lists all bills that could possibly be debated in the Senate that day.

The provisional order of debate for legislation in the House of Commons is included in the Projected Order of Business. This document is a tentative working agenda, published daily, listing items of business expected to be taken up on that day in the order that they are likely to be called for debate. This list is subject to change without notice. The complete list of all items that may be brought forward on a particular sitting day is published daily in the Order Paper.